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I often that a movie comes along celebrating such simple pleasures as fine bread and homemade wine, but that is the case with The Bread, My Sweet, a film showing at the Rotunda Cinematheque. Scott Baio plays a second-generation Italian who leads two lives, that of a hotshot corporate raider and that of a compassionate owner of a biscotti company. The inspiration for the story comes in part from a Pittsburgh-based bakery, the Enrico Biscotti which also styled the food shown in the movie and taught Baio how to bake. You can order Enrico biscotti by calling 412-281-2602 or visiting www.enricobiscotti.com. let heat dissuade you from adding a bit of spice to your foods.

Baltimore spice maker McCormick Co. advises pairing spicy flavors such as pepper, ground mustard and wasabi powder with cool foods such as citrus, melons, cucumber, yogurt, sour cream, avocados and mint. Chili powder and ground mustard can be combined with brown sugar, beer and applesauce for a spicy-sweet dip. Mangos provide a sweet dimension to shrimp que- sadillas flavored with red pepper, allspice and thyme. Or try this variation on a traditional fruit salad: Combine cup white wine, cup orange juice, 2 tablespoons honey, teaspoon vanilla, teaspoon ground cinnamon and teaspoon ground black pepper.

Pour over 10 cups of cubed summer melons, such as watermelon, cantaloupe or honeydew. Toss gently and chill 1 hour to 4 hours before serving. For more recipes, visit www.mccormick.com. Cleaning garlic from a garlic press may rank as one of the most annoying kitchen tasks. Now a solution from cooking-tools maker Kuhn Rikon.

The company has introduced a garlic press with a built- in scraper that can be pulled up and down the sieve to remove pressed garlic. The sieve is stainless steel and flips out to clean under running water. also dishwasher-safe. The gadget has a suggested retail price of $15. To find stores where it is sold, visit www.kuhn- rikon.com.

Celebrity chef and sommelier Andrea Immer combines recipes, wine tips and classical music in a new enhanced CD set, Entertaining Made Simple Each of the four CDs includes menus in a printable format and more than an hour of classical music to provide inspiration while cooking or to enjoy during the meal. Champagne, Chocolate and Chopin; Merlot, Filet Mignon and Mozart; Chardonnay, Shellfish and Schubert; and Pinot, Pasta and Puccini. The CDs are available in record stores and at amazon.com for a suggested retail price of $13.98 each. EVENTS Professional and amateur chefs are invited to enter the fourth annual Fire on the Midway Chili Cook-off, which will be held noon to 6 p.m. Aug.

23 at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium. To register, call 410836-1825 or e-mail confedchilco The American Institute of Wine and Chapter will hold a wine tasting, dinner and cooking demonstration 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at Abacrombie Badger Bed and Breakfast, 58 W. Biddle St.

$69 for AIWF members, $82 for nonmembers. Call 410-244-0044 or e-mail yahoo.com. The Dish welcomes food news and notes. Send to The Dish, Liz Atwood, The Sun, 501 N. Calvert Baltimore, MD 21278; fax to 410-783-2519; e-mail THE DISH By Liz Atwood sun staff Food, glorious food spicy combos Classical cuisine Garlic press eliminates the mess Taste Chefscreateastir withowncookware Chefwareasaphenomenon trackersaretakingnotebecause Emerilwarehasdonesowell.

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